Not feeling ruff anymore! Stray dogs found abused, matted and injured on the streets of Chile are unrecognisable after being rescued by an animal lover who just ‘wants to make a difference’
- David Fernández, 26, has rescued more than 500 cats and dogs from Santiago
- Dogs, who often have mange and matted fur, undergo months of rehabilitation
- David shares astonishing before and after transformations to his social media
A kindhearted animal lover has shared astonishing before and after transformation snapshots of stray dogs he has rescued from the streets of Chile.
David Fernández, 26, has taken in more than 500 stray cats and dogs from the streets of Santiago as part of his mission to make a ‘real change’ and create a world without ‘angels suffering on the streets’.
The dogs, who often have matted fur and are critically malnourished, then undergo months of rehabilitation in David’s care before finally being fostered or re-homed.
One pup, Maple, was malnourished with both scabies and the flu when he was found abandoned in Isla de Maipo around six months ago. The pup has now been ‘reborn’ with a shiny coat and is free from illness and ‘fear’.
Here, FEMAIL has gathered some of the most shocking before and after transformations of the once neglected pups shared by David to his Instagram…
Reborn! This poor pup, Salvador, was found ‘in very poor physical and psychological conditions, full of scabies, malnourished, bleeding and full of wounds’ (left) but was an entirely different dog after five months of rehabilitation (right)
New lease of life! This dog – described as a ‘warrior’ by David – was mostly bald when he was rescued (left) but now is a whole new canine with a gorgeous full coat (right)
Saved! Maple was malnourished and had scabies and the flu when he was found abandoned in Isla de Maipo around six months ago (left). The pup has now been ‘reborn’ with a shiny coat and is free from illness (right)
What a transformation: David Fernández, from Santiago in Chile, has shared incredible before (right) and after (left) transformation images of a stray dog two months after its rescue. The exact story of this poor pup is not known but it came to David with sore, scabbed skin (right)
Quick change! This pup is pictured (right) just 16 days after it was rescued from the streets of South America (left) with dry skin and painful scabs
Beautiful! Another dog was found with matted fur and marks all over its back (top) before it was rescued by the animal lover and rehabilitated (bottom)
New home! Gastón was adopted by Chilean actor Álvaro Morales after he was found on the streets of South America with matted fur (right) before being nursed back to health (left)
Dapper! This schnauzer mix was found ‘weighing less than a kilo’ with bruises all over his body on the streets of Maipu (left). After four months of recovery, he is the picture of health (right)
What a difference! David also shared a before and after picture of a pup who was found with barely any fur (top) – but now has a gorgeous full coat (bottom)
Transformed! Another pup was pictured before their rescue on the streets of South America (top) and with a stunning golden coat after their rehabilitation (bottom)
Gorgeous! Another rehabilitated pup poses with a bow on their forehead (bottom) – a far cry from their start as a stray on the streets of Chile (top)
Transformed! This pup was found with a matted dirty coat (left) – and is now a stunning white
Unrecognisable! Faustino was found with ‘clear signs of abuse’ (left) in Valparaíso and is now barely recognisable as his former self after being rehabilitated in David’s care (right)